The Libre Graphics Research Unit is a traveling lab where new ideas for creative tools are developed. The Research Unit is an initiative of four European media-labs actively engaged in Free/Libre and Open Source Software and Free Culture. This cross-disciplinary project involves artists, designers and programmers and is developed in dialogue with the Libre Graphics community.
The Libre Graphics Research Unit works around four interconnected threads:
Around each thread we organise Research meetings and commissions. We host workshops, a physical workstation and a conference. The LGRU Reader brings all four threads together.
The Libre Graphics Research Unit presents Books with an attitude, an exhibition of printed books made with Libre digital tools. This exhibition includes Libre bookdesign and typography from all over Europe, demonstrating how content, aesthetics and Libre tools can play together.
The exhibition will be opened by Manuel Schmalstieg of Greyscale Press (Geneva) Exhibition design and curation: Manufactura Independente (Porto)
Maus Habitos Rua Passos Manuel 178, 4º 4000-382 Porto 22 -> 31 May 2013
From 22 to 25 May the Libre Graphics Research Unit gathers in Porto and this meeting concludes the two year project. Hosted by associate partner Manufactura Independente in Maus Habitos we will present and discuss all work that was developed in the context of the Research Unit: The Piksels and Lines Orchestra, Superglue, Graphical Shell prototype, the Future Tools event, Grafica Libre estacion de trabajo, Tools for a Read-Write World, Considering your tools: a reader for designers and developers, and Continue Reading »
At the core of the LGRU-project is a series of research commissions that allowed artists and software developers to work together on projects that creatively re-think the way practice and tools interact. The results of this work are currently under review, but you can already enjoy some of the results here.
Piksel Remote Hacklab: Experimental Communication System Open Workshop, Free 2-day workshop, Venice, May 28-29th, 12pm-late. Recent studies have shown thatRead the Rest…
From 22 to 23 May the Libre Graphics Research Unit gathers in Porto and this meeting concludes the two year project. Hosted by associate partner Manufactura Independente in Maus Habito we will present and discuss all work that was developed in the context of the Research Unit: The Piksels and Lines Orchestra, Superglue, Graphical Shell prototype, the Future Tools event, Grafica Libre estacion de trabajo, Tools for a Read-Write World, Considering your tools: a reader for designers and (…)
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As part of the Libre Graphics Meeting 2013: Future Tools held at the new building of MediaLab Prado in Madrid, Brendan Howell andRead the Rest…
Durante estos días en el Libre Graphic Meeting 2013, en el nuevo edificio de Medialab-prado. Después de estar durante tres años trabajando con el proyecto europeo Libre Graphic Research Unit, culminamos con este encuentro internacional!. Más info: Streaming de las charlas Programa Libre Graphic Meeting Libre Graphic Research Unit
… I switch to diary mode this month to record some of the events that are about to happen in Madrid: LGM2013 (10-13 April) and Interactivos?’13 (15-27 April) In Brussels for a few more days, I keep all on-line channels open so I feel in touch with Madrid and can respond to last minute questions [...]
Superglue is a distributed version of Hotglue, a Content Manipulation System that allows anyone to construct a website directly in a web-browser. Superglue breaks away from a centralized, service-centric model. Web pages, user-interface and storage facilities aren’t implemented on one single machine/server but users hold-down to their own data and content, providing it to others using their own internet connection. Superglue was bootstrapped in the context Continue Reading »
The yearly Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) gathers users and developers of Free, Libre and Open Source software for creative work. LGM is a self-organised event, put together by designers, artists, free culture activists and software developers because they want to make their Libre Graphics toolbox even better. The 2013 edition takes place from 10 to 13 April in Madrid, Spain and is hosted by Medialab Prado in the context of the Libre Graphics Research Unit. The meeting is themed Future (…)
The yearly Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) gathers users and developers of Free, Libre and Open Source software for creative work. LGM is a self-organised event, put together by designers, artists, free culture activists and software developers because they want to make their Libre Graphics toolbox even better.
The 2013 edition takes place from 10 to 13 April in Madrid, Spain and is hosted by Medialab Prado in the context of the Libre Graphics Research Unit. The meeting is themed Future Continue Reading »
Después del Taller Me pica el kerning, llega la tipografía Gatuna! que hicimos todos juntos descárgala aquí, junto a los glifos en svg. Pasos para compilar la tipografía en Fontforge por Pablo Gámez de Chulotype.
¿Cómo va ese picor? esperamos que todavía os siga picando el kerning. Ya están listas las letras que dibujamos entre todos. Queremos haceros partícipes de esta fase del proceso, que se ha hecho de una manera más invisibilizada y no se nos ocurría nada mejor que vernos, para explicaros el proceso de exportación de la fuente, resolver las dudas que podáis tener al respecto y que os las llevéis puesta. Charlaremos sobre fontforge, tipografía, cultura libre y todo lo que os interese. Además, os contaremos cómo podéis participar activamente en los Talleres de Interactivos13? Y en los Talleres y charlas de Libre Graphics Meeting. Tenemos muchos planes para estos meses, os lo contaremos todo. Presentación de los resultados del Taller “Me pica el Kerning”: Es una convocatoria abierta a toda la Escuela, por lo que vamos a hacer dos turnos, mañana y tarde para que no os lo perdáis. Martes 12 de marzo de 2013, en turno de mañana de 13:30 a 14:30h. Martes 12 de marzo de 2013, en turno de tarde de 16:30 a 17:30h. Escuela de Arte Diez, Avda Ciudad de Barcelona 25, Metro Menendez Pelayo L1
